China | Steel production falls for a fourth consecutive month

China’s crude steel and hot-metal production declined month on month again in September.Crude steel output reached 73.59 million tonnes, marginally...

Turkey | Mills make no fresh deep-sea scrap bookings

Turkish steelmakers booked no new deep-sea scrap cargoes during the reporting week.Weak domestic and export long-steel sales reduced their appetite...

Turkey | Domestic long-steel prices weaken while export assessments hold

Turkish domestic rebar narrowed downward to TRY 35,000–36,700 per tonne ex-works on October 22.Domestic wire rod declined to TRY 36,700–37,700...

Iran, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan | Conflict disrupts trade and regional steel output

Middle Eastern crude steel production fell 20.4% year on year to 3.6 million tonnes in September.Shipping disruption restricted pellet and...

Egypt | September rebar consumption rebounds strongly Egypt — September rebar consumption rebounds strongly

Egyptian rebar consumption reached 863,600 tonnes in September, rising 50.37% month on month.Consumption was also 22.01% higher than in September...

Egypt | Government establishes billet committee and retains safeguards

Egypt will establish a committee to monitor billet availability, prices and supply-chain continuity.The decision followed disputes between integrated producers and...

Saudi Arabia | Scrap prices rise as feedstock availability tightens

Saudi scrap prices increased as mills competed for limited supplies and faced restricted DRI availability.The Riyadh sheared HMS 1&2 index...

Saudi Arabia | Finished-steel prices hold despite shipping disruption

Domestic rebar remained at SAR 2,600–2,800 per tonne delivered on October 19.Import HRC of 1.2 mm thickness held at $640–650...

UAE | Embosal targets domestic HRC production by late 2027

Embosal plans to start producing hot-rolled coil in Ras Al Khaimah at the end of 2027.The project will have crude...